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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 122 

Providing assistance to Ukraine for fulfillment of the economic, social, and 

government reform requirements necessary for membership eligibility to 

the European Union, in keeping with the will of a majority of the 

people of Ukraine and their Government. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 24, 2015 

Mr. FITZPATRICK (for himself, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. COSTELLO of 

Pennsylvania, Mr. RUSH, and Mr. BILIRAKIS) submitted the following 

resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

RESOLUTION 

Providing assistance to Ukraine for fulfillment of the economic, social, and government reform requirements necessary for membership eligibility to the European Union, 

in keeping with the will of a majority of the people 

of Ukraine and their Government. 

Whereas the recent 2014 Ukrainian Parliamentary election illustrated the will of a majority of the people of Ukraine 

by electing officials from the Poroshenko, People’s Front, 

Self-Reliance, and Batkivshchyna parties; 

Whereas the aforementioned parties share pro-reform and 

pro-European Union Platforms; 

Whereas the aforementioned parties won a combined 62 percent of the party-list vote; 


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Whereas the Ukrainian Government agreed to nuclear disarmament in 1994 by signing the Budapest Memorandum 

with the understanding that their territorial integrity and 

political independence would be respected, secured, and 

assisted by the nations in agreement with this memorandum; 

Whereas the current status quo regarding Ukraine remains 

unacceptable and the curtailing of aggression toward 

Ukraine remains a desirable foreign policy objective; 

Whereas recent developments in Ukraine highlight the dire 

need of extensive social, economic, and government reform; 

Whereas the Ukraine Freedom Support Act, Public Law 

113–272, authorizes the Administration to provide the 

Ukrainian Government with the means necessary to support and facilitate these necessary reforms, including immediate financial and defensive military aid; 

Whereas Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has explicitly 

stated and outlined a plan for Ukraine to complete the 

social and economic reforms necessary to apply for membership to the European Union by 2020; 

Whereas European Union-Commissioner Johannes Hahn has, 

on the date of November 26, 2014, stated that ‘‘. . . 

swift and concrete implementation of the reform agenda 

is now urgent, to make Ukraine a stable, prosperous and 

well-governed modern state’’; and 

Whereas eventual membership will bring significant benefits 

to Ukraine, including new economic opportunities, access 

to new markets, a freer exchange of goods and services, 

as well as balanced and substantial development: Now, 

therefore, be it 


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1 Resolved, That— 

2 (1) it is the sense of the House of Representa3 tives that— 

4 (A) the various agencies of the United 

5 States Government should provide assistance to 

6 Ukraine for fulfillment of the economic, social, 

7 and government reform requirements necessary 

8 for membership eligibility to the European 

9 Union; 

10 (B) the President should immediately fol11 low through on Public Law 113–272, the 

12 Ukraine Freedom Support Act, providing 

13 Ukraine with immediate financial and defensive 

14 military aid; 

15 (C) President Petro Poroshenko should 

16 continue his efforts in fighting corruption, 

17 building civil society, and creating an inclusive 

18 and tolerant society for all of Ukraine’s citizens; 

19 and 

20 (D) upon the Ukrainian achievement of re21 forms necessary for eligibility to the European 

22 Union, membership of Ukraine in the European 

23 Union should be strongly supported, in keeping 

24 with the will of the majority of the people of 

25 Ukraine and their Government; and 


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1 (2) the House of Representatives expresses soli2 darity with the Ukrainian people. 

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